«The Legend of Love» at ASTANA BALLET

Ballet in 3 acts

Choreography - Yuri Grigorovich
Music - Arif Melikov
Scenography and costumes - Simon Virsaladze.

«The Legend of Love» is fantastic dance numbers and stunning scenography, enchanting oriental melodies and captivating magnetism of an ancient Persian legend. This performance is more than fifty years old. Its directors, composer Arif Melikov, libretto author Nazim Hikmet, choreographer Yuri Grigorovich and artist Simon Virsaladze, have created a ballet that still looks fresh and modern today. Time has no power over it. It attracts the audience's sympathy with its majesty, scale and intricately woven plot lines. There is a place for passion and trembling first love, the struggle of duty and ardent love. It amazes with vivid mass scenes and self-conscious duets full of tenderness and sensuality.

Queen Mehmeneh Banu sacrificed her fabulous beauty to save the life of her younger sister Shirin. What a tragedy this sacrifice turned out to be for her, to whom of the sisters will give his heart to the beautiful young man Ferhad, whether it is possible to break the love triangle without losses, you can learn about everything by watching the ballet «The Legend of Love» on the stage of Astana Ballet Theatre.